Box 1
Container
Contains 94 Results:
ALS F.C. Mitchell, Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Tells Edna about his days on the ship swabbing decks and drilling; though his address has changed he has not actually moved , 18 July 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
18 July 1918
ALS FCM [Frank C. Mitchell], Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions mother and sister visited him at Camp. They all went to Chicago for a show. He gave a tour of camp to his visitors , 26 July 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
26 July 1918
ALS FCM [Frank C. Mitchell], written on Chicago & North Western Railway Club Rooms stationary, Chicago, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions he sent Edna a Navy pennant and pin , 28 July 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
28 July 1918
ALS F.C. Mitchell, Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions “Herman” joined the Navy as a seaman , 1 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
1 Aug 1918
ALS FCM [Frank C. Mitchell], Camp Perry, Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions going to Chicago with friend Frank Harles and Frank’s wife. Also mentions receiving rating as plumber first class , 3 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
3 Aug 1918
ALS Frank [Mitchell], Camp Perry, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions being entertained in Chicago with dinner and a ride in a “fine machine.” He also informs Edna he visited a sailor friend, wife and baby and he is going to the YMCA to hear the French band play , 9 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
9 Aug 1918
ALS Frank, Camp Perry, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Writes he is a dry land sailor; working in the "articisfer" (specialty) school in Camp Paul Jones as a steamfitter; visited Mrs. Eby who has 3 sons in France; is going to join the Freemason Lodge and start on his degree. (8pg) , 13 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
13 Aug 1918
ALS Frank [Mitchell], Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions one of the truck drivers was killed and another person killed by a train and a hydroplane fell into the lake , 25 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
25 Aug 1918
ALS Frank [Mitchell], Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions he is now working at the filtering plant at the main hospital , 29 Aug 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
29 Aug 1918
Postcard signed Frank, Great Lakes, Illinois to Miss Edna Kessler, St. Louis, Missouri, c. Sept 1918
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The collection is arranged chronologically and is comprised primarily of correspondence written by Frank Mitchell to Edna Kessler from 1917 to 1919. There are discharge papers for Frank Mitchell (1921) and his grandfather, Joseph C. Mitchell (1861-1865), and marriage certificates for Frank’s parents (1888) and grandparents (1852). The bulk of the collection dates from 1917 to 1919. There is a gap between 1889 and 1916.
The collection begins with...
Dates:
c. Sept 1918